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Watch The Journal For Suggestions and Bargains In Holiday Merchandise W ALTER BLACKWELL MEETS DON BENTLEY IN MAIN EVENT AT EAGLES FIGHT CARD DECEMBER 20. \ NYSSA, OREGON I GATEWAY TO THE OWYHEE AND BLACK CANYON \ IRRIGATION i PROJECTS j THE GATE CITY JOURNAL VOLUME XXVIII. NO. 49. All the fraternal, religious, civic and social organizations of Nyssa are com bining to put over a big community Christmas tree this year. Present plans are to hold the Christmas tree for the general public on Sunday evening, December 23rd. The affair will prob ably be held in the high school gym. In order to help finance the affair, a big basket supper has been planned for Friday, December 21 at the high school gymnasium. The affair will start at eight o’clock with a program, followed by the basket supper and the evening will end with a free dance. Everyone is invited to attend this a f fair, bring a box and .join in the good time. The ticket sale will start this week end for the box supper, and the holder of a ticket will get 50 cents redit on any box they may buy. Rem ■ iber the date for the box supper, next Friday, December 21. W. C. T. U. SENDS GIFT 7 0 CHILDRENS HOME The local chapter of the W. C. T. U. in executive session at the home of Dr. C. A. Abbott Tuesday evening voted to send a cash gift of $10.PJ to the Child ren's Farm Homo at Corvallis as a Christmas gift. Th,s farm home for unfortunate children was started sev eral years ago by this organization and chapters over the state contribute to its support. The chapter also voted to give a cash gift to the local pastor for a Christmas present. The next meeting of the W. C. T. U. will be held Tuesday afternoon, De cember 18, in the church basement. The meeting will start at 2:30. LEGION AUXILIARY PLANS XMAS PARTY The Legion Auxiliary met Thursday night in the Parish hall for their reg- ular meeting. Plans were made for a Christmas party for veterans and their families which will be held next Thurs- day at the hall. The committee plan- ning the program is Mrs. Ada Schweiz- er, Mrs. Eddie Powell and Mrs. Harry Russell. At the close of the meeting a lunch was served. The committee in charge of the meeting was composed of Mrs Howard Larson, Mrs. Leo Hol- lenberg and Mrs. Wesley Browne. NYSSA FIGHT FANS GO TO VALE TONIGHT Many local boxing fans expect to go to Vale tonight where the fire depart ment there is sponsoring a fight card. Walter Blackwell of Baker will have another chance at Kid Linn, the fight ing parson, in the main event. Buddie Edwards of Nyssa will be matched with Don Bentley in the stmi-finals. Others on the card are Cliff Parrish of Nyssa, Chuck Stacey of Vale. Harold Long of Ontario, Razz Brumfield of Parma, Toughie Burke of Wilder and Pat M'lll- ken of Caldwell. STOCK MEN TO HEAR LAW A special state-wide meeting of Ore gon range livestock men will be held in Vale Saturday for a discussion of the new grazing laws. F. R. Carpenter, director of grazing under the new Taylor grazing act, will speak. INVESTIGATE NYSSA, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1984 Community Christmas Tree To Be Sponsored By All Organizations In Nyssa—Box Social Next Friday Fraternal, Civic, Religious and Social clubs combine efforts to provide tree for Worthy Youngsters— Box Social to Raise Funds. NYSSA, OREGON BUSIEST AND FASTEST OROWINO TOWN IN ORSOON ROOF FIRES AT BOYDELL, HARDIN OIES SUDDENLY ON TUESDAY PROCLAMATION Endorsement of the Christmas S e a l Sale, now in progress throughout the state has been given by Governor Meier. The statement reads: "I am glad to call the atten tion of the people of Oregon to the Christmas Seal Sale. “Since 1915 this has been an annual event by which the Ore gon State Tuberculosis Associa tion has carried on its activities. The money derived from these seals has gone into public health education, into free clinics for those unable to pay for medical attention, into research projects and into a crusade for public support for the prevention of this dread disease. "The splendid forward steps which have been made in our state tuberculosis cure and con trol are evidence that every cent invested in Christmas S e a l s has yielded a fine return in health and happiness. “The contribution asked from each one is not large and I hope all those who can possibly do so will help out cheerfully and gen erously. PLANS MADE FOR DECLAMATORY CONTEST The County Decl.imalory committee m :t at the of ic : of Superintendent Turnbull at Ontario Monday evening, December 10. Plans for a school de clamatory meet were discussed and a rural school division was considered. Those present were Superintendent Turnbull of Ontario, Mrs. Kathryn Claypool, county school superintendent. Miss Harriet Ahearn of Ontario, Miss Nelson of Vale, Albert Hopkins of Ore gon Trail, Walter Marshall of Lin coln, and Mr. Frohm of Park. Final plans will be worked out by the committee at an early January meet- | ing. . --------------------------- | Mrs. Ray Emmett and Mrs. Dean Smith were hostesses for the Episcopal \ Guild Wednesday afternoon at the Emmett home, Loved Nyssa Matron Dies Tuesday at Home of Son After Brief Illness. HOMES THIS WEEK A fire Wednesday morning at the Joe W. Hardin Home across the tracks on I the road leading to the bridge, did con- j siderable damage to the interior of the house, and to the roof. Prompt action la all that saved the building from I burning to the ground. Tuesday mom - i ing a small fire on the roof of the Eva Boydell house was discovered and put out before it had a chance to do much damage. LOCATE $1.50 PER YEAR National Leaders Praise Part Played By Irrigation In Drouth Blackwell Fights Bentley Thursday MASONS HOLD Irrigated Sections Perform* ed Valuable Service Dur ing Drouth, Feeding Mil NIGHT lions of People— Outlook Encouraging. of officers ANNUAL ELECTION MONDAY Tlte Masons hela election Monday night at their regular meeting Nyssa friends were grieved to learn COUNTY RED CROSS The Fighting Parson Gets in the Eagles hall, selecting A. V. Cook Three directors of the Owyhee Irriga of the death of Mrs Mary Swan who master for the coming year. Decision over Blackwell as Other DRIVE IS SUCCESS passed away Tuesday afternoon at 1:30 officers elected, all of whom tion district attended the meeting of o’clock after a brief illness. Grandma in Main Event. Don Bent will be installed next Monday night in the National Reclamation Association, Swan, as she was known by her friends, joint installation with the Eastern held at 8alt Lake City Friday and Sat ley wins KO over Mat a Star, Malheur Tlie Red Cross drive i. had been ill of a cold for a few weeks were Charles McConnell, senior urday. Those from this section who at year, ac- but had seemingly receovered, so her ccunty proved successful t hews at Card December 6. warden; Bernard Frost, junior warden; tended were Dr. J. J. Sarazln. Frank death was a shock to her family and cording to Jim Daveni t, county Dr. C. A. Abbott, senior deacon; Doug Morgan, M. L. Judd and EJ C. Van ■rs being friends. chairman, with 304 me: McDonald, junior deacon; Leo D. Hol- Petten of Ontario. The local delegation ed the or- Mary Beaton was born in Listowell, signed up. In Nyssa 71 j A lively fight card has been arrang- *enberg, secretary; Dick Tensen, treas- was joined by many others from Ore were loud ed for next Thursday by Bernard Frost, urer; Donald Graham, Tyler; Wm. gon and 8outhem Idaho, Utah and Canada, March 16, 1858. She was mar ganization. Those in chat v splendid matchmaker for the Eagles, with Walt- Schireman and Sid Burbldge, Stewarts; other states interested ln irrigation, ried to Archie Swan at that place, and in their praise of the ri ■n and the er Blackwell and Don Bentley tangling ! Eran^ Hall, chaplain; John Kakebefke, making a total of over 300 present at her husband preceeded her in death work done by Mrs. Dick T the meeting. Marshall N. Dana, presi over 40 years ago. From Canada Mrs. Girl Scouts, in their wor jf securing for a six round go in the main event. marshal. dent of the association, presided at Swan went to Silver City, Idaho and members. Blackwell is from Baker and weighs in the meetings,which w ere held in the lived there until in 1917 when she went*l at 143 pounds while Bentley hales from capitol building. to Kent, Wash., to make her home with I Emmett and tips the beams at 145. her son Jim Swan. In 1927 Mrs. Swan I Marshall Dana said in a talk before Gloves should fly thick and fast in the association fia t additional planned came to live with her sons Andy * the semi-finals, when Tomey Emrick of reclamation of western arid lands is es and Jim who at that time started the Huntington tangles with Kid Mathews Swan Bakery in Nyssa. She has made sential to the future economic welfare of Nampa. Three other bouts have been her home with her son Jim for the past of the nation and stated “ reclamation arranged; Loren Nash of Emmett will few years. could no more be omitted from the tangle with Jack Fellows of Caldwell; planning program than we could omit Mrs. Swan is survived by two daugh Cliff Parrish will fight Smiling Ken planning of cities, transportation, ters, Mrs. Frank Borders and Mrs. neth of Nampa and Alf Parrish and education, public welfare and water Frank Hartman of Centerville, Mich., Toughie Burke of Wilder will go four Distillery to be Built on Ore utilization in general.” to sons, Jim of Nyssa and Andy of Sil rounds for a curtain raiser. Ori the question of whether reclama ver City, two sisters Mrs. Sabina Play- First Game of Season to be In the bouts last Thursday, Decem gon Side Near Weiser will tion will appear ln the forthcoming ford of Kent, Wash., and Mrs. Arnold Played With Strong Em ber 6, Kid Linn of Nampa, the fighting Kell of Owens Sound, Ontario, Canada, program of land and water use to be parson, won a decision over Walter Make Brandy from Prunes recommended mett Team. two granddaughters of Nyssa, Mrs. by President Roosevelt, Blackwell of Baker. Both boys put up a Kenneth Langdon and Mrs. John Mr. Dana said “so far reclamation has and Apples. good scrap with the Parson having a Koopman and a number of great contributed twice to that program. Basketball practice got under way at slight edge over Blackwell in ring gen- grandchildren. , the high school last Tursday afternoon eral ship. Don Bentley won his fight in Allocations Expected Funeral services will be held Friday with a large squad out for the initial the final round, dropping Kid Mathews Articles of Incorporation of the Snake “It has contributed specific informa afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Methodist workout. Five lettermen are back in for the count. Mathews started strong River Distilling company with a cap- church with the Rev. Floyd White o f uniform, including Fred Spencer, Jim but Bentley's superior condition begin ltal of $25,000 consisting of 250 shares tion and it has contributed In three fold from experience, demonstration ficiating. Interment will be in the „ , _ „ . t , Montgomery, Raymond Holly, Bela to tell in the final stages of the battle, of a par value of *100 each, have been and inspiration. Nyssa cemetery Pall bearer will be E. J. Sagt,r and 0ather Lankfordi w ith these Buddy Edwards of Nyssa won a de- j filed and mark the first step toward the \ "Thus we come to the question; will Burroughs, S. D. Goshert, Art Servoss, j veterans as a nucleus and with most of cislon over Smiling Kenneth of Nampa * installation of a large distillery near further reclamation projects be lnclud- H. T. Francis, A. R. Millar and Fred last year’s second string back in suits, in the special bout and in the curtain Weiser on the Oregon side with the ob- Koopman. | the Bulldogs should make a good rec raiser, Alf Parrish won the referee’s The Nyssa Funeral home will have ord this year. hiRh water a « T r “ o t h S fhst decision over Red Nichols, also of Nys grade o f rr°vdeUCndg charge of funeral arrangements. p!e brandy V' “ P‘ I ‘ ba‘ my own belief there win be sa. A dance followed the bouts. _ | further allocations for reclamation, While they have been somewhat Tho entire stock Issue at this time is and second, that the time has come to handicapped by lack of practice be McLINGS LEAVE ON TRIP COUNTY TREASURERS leld by C. H Spicer, Walter C. Spicer plan the land uses of the west to pre- cause of the use of the gym for school and Dr. R. M. Fouch, and there is no | serve the whole balance of agricultural, WILL MEET NEXT WEEK purposes. Coach Young hopes to have Mr. and Mrs. W. P. McLing, former intention to release any of the stock I Industrial and social economy ln full his charges in shape for the season's The machinery publishers of the Gate City Journal,, for public subscription. ------------------------------ , vigor and productiveness ’’ A meeting of the State Treasurers opener against Emmett January 4th left Tuesday for an extended vacation and equipment is ordered and will be To the often made statement that Association will be held in Portland, and The Bulldo? s are facing the trip. They plan to visit friends and rel- on the Kr°unds in 60 days. The bulld- reclamation has produced agricultural December 18 and 19. The meeting will strongest team ln the conference for atives in Pendleton, Portland, Heppner, |lng ls now under construction, surpluses, Dana replied the west has not be held in the office of J. M. Lewis, I their ilrst game’ 88 Emmett was the and Astoria. They are also going on to ’ A hlgh Krade of apple and prune land enough under reclamation—that county treasurer of Multnomah county. conference champion last year. California to visit a brother of Mr. Me- brandy can b® produced from the un- (Continued on page 2) Treasurers from every county in Ore A marriage license was issued Wed I Jigs in Los Angeles and with Mr. and usually 8 °°d quality of both apples and gon have bee» invited. Mrs. Louis P. Thomas at Oakland. Mr. Prunes which Snake river valley ls not- This is the first meeting of this kind nesday ln Caldwell to L. H. Stratch of and Mrs Herschel Thompson are stay- i ed t°r- CHARLES W . ELLIS to be held since December 12, 1930. Nyssa and Elsie White of Parma. ing at their home while they are away. According to C. H. Spicer, the plant _________________________ _ will absorb hundreds of tons of apples APPOINTED TO FILL i and prunes. An expert distiller has been engaged and the plant will be ln WOODS VACANCY operation in 60 days. One of the reasons for locating the distillery near Weiser ls that it will be Charles W. ElUs, Burns attorney, has possible to arrange for the Immediate been named to fill the office of clrcui* harvesting of the fruit required when Judge ln the ninth district, succeedin' It reaches a certain stage of ripeness, the late W W. Wood, who died Decern- which ls essential ln the making of ber 2. Ellis was runner-up to Judge high grade brandy. Wood ln the May primary. The speed with which the governor moved ln appointing a successor to EAGLES INITIATE Judge Wood was unexpected. A nun of candidates had been mentl v* ’ ELEVEN CANDIDATES j | ber for the post, among them Atto W F D N F S n A V M i r u T Robert D. Lytle of Vale. Ellis was re* U lN taU A Y INIGH I ! candldate and had thrown his i — .. I fluence back of Lytle. When the ge emor Informed El Hr, of his appotntme i A class of eleven candidates were he refused to accept until Mr. Lytle had taken Into the Eagles Wednesday night. released him from a pledge of support. The Installing officers were from Nampa, known as the Nampa Flying MORRISON KNUDSEN LOW Squadron, who have been doing this BIDDER ON CANAL WORK work ln various towns of this section. Included ln the out-of-town Eagles from Nampa were past worthy presi Morrlson-Knudsen company were lr, ' dent, Chester Higgins; worthy president A. W. McNeil; vice president, M. Neb- bidders on the contract for construe - (ker; O. Mullen; conductor W. Palkam; tlon of canals near Adrian and Nyss- father time, H O. Moore; guardian, V. with " a bid of $5171. Thla work consists A. Sharpo; A. Hulsh and Floyd Martin. principally of excavation work for lat erals. Bids were opened by Engineer R. J. Newell ln Ontario Monday. BUY LAND NEAR NYSSA J Basketball Squad Starts Practice Distillery Planned Near Weiser DEAL COMPLETED THIS WEEK BREAKS RECORD OF TWELVE YEARS STANDING Artie Robertson broke a record this week that has stood for 12 years. This week he was forced to take sick leave from his duties of mail carrier for the first time in 12 years work. Rev. and Mrs. Floyd White attend ed the luncheon of the Payette Valley Fred Relger, nephew of Mre. A. V. Cook and Miss Robertson of Boise, were guests at the A. V. Cook home Two good sized land deals were com pleted this week when A. R. Miller of Sunday afternoon. Buhl, Idaho, bought 40 acres from the Eastern Oregon Land Co„ the land Mrs. Ora Wilson and son of 1st being situated near TerteUng’s camp Orande left Wednesday night after A R Ashby and two sons, Ben and j visiting at the home of her father I. O, Nathaniel, all of Garland, Utah, bought Anderson and with the Bud Anderson 160 acres ln the same vicinity, the land family. 8he la en route to Washington being sold by F. H. Hogue of Payette I D C„ where she will work for Congress- This is a harvest scene taken near Nyssa this fall showing one o f the harvest crews employed by the Hogue com- undJ|n‘th^LTtion,Cin Mtert'ttMMrf m*n Walt*r 11' P a n y gathering the lettuce crop The field shown has already been cut over. The Nyssa section is fast becoming w ell , season. 1 * on the increase with many A baby ton was born to Mr. buying new land. known for its fine quality vegetables, Klaas Hart or Decwuber ). —Cut Courtesy of Idaho Statesman and Mrs.
